Van Raalte Company
6/21/1949
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This photograph depicts the Van Raalte Company in Blue Ridge, Georgia. It was a full fashioned knitting company that made nylon hosiery.
It comes from a series of Tennessee Valley Authority photographs promoting the use of electricity from 1923–1978. They include average citizens using electricity in residential, agricultural, industrial, and commercial environments; and electrical shows and exhibitions, which were sponsored to market and demonstrate the use of electrical lighting, kitchen appliances, and farm equipment.
It comes from a series of Tennessee Valley Authority photographs promoting the use of electricity from 1923–1978. They include average citizens using electricity in residential, agricultural, industrial, and commercial environments; and electrical shows and exhibitions, which were sponsored to market and demonstrate the use of electrical lighting, kitchen appliances, and farm equipment.
This document was identified by teachers in our Primarily Teaching 2014 Summer Workshop in Atlanta.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Tennessee Valley Authority .
National Archives Identifier: 653767
Full Citation: Photograph of Van Raalte Company; 6/21/1949; Photographs Promoting the Use of Electricity, 1923 - 1978; Records of the Tennessee Valley Authority , Record Group 142; National Archives at Atlanta, Morrow, GA. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/van-raalte-company, September 11, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.